New Updates About NIT Rourkela
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08 October, 2025 : Will aspirants be allowed to choose the preferred exam centre this year? Know now!
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08 October, 2025 : JEE Main Registration To begin soon - check important notes and details here
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05 September, 2025 : NIT Rourkela secured rank 7 in architecture category in the NIRF 2025 rankings.
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05 September, 2025 : NIT Rourkela secured rank 13 in engineering category in the NIRF 2025 rankings.
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NIT Rourkela Highlights
NIT Rourkela in situated in Orissa and was formerly addressed as the Regional Engineering College (REC). It is also called one of the top national level institutions for technical education when it comes to the national level. NIT is as we know a joint undertaking of the government of India as well as the government of Orissa. It has produced high-quality engineers and scientists and continues to do so.
NIT Rourkela Alumni are doing well in various capacities as entrepreneurs, managers, technocrats, administrators, consultants, advisers, faculty, and researchers in India and abroad. This NIT Rourkela Ranking as given by the NIRF in 2022 is 15 and as per the NIT Rourkela Placements. NIT Rourkela courses are 80+ and are provided across 20 departments.
Here is a tabular representation of the important facts of NIT Rourkela:
Particulars | Detail |
College | National Institute of Technology Rourkela |
Establishment year | 1961 |
Also known as | NIT Rourkela |
Ownership | Government |
Location | Rourkela |
Campus size | 647 acre |
Approved by | UGC |
Ranking (2021) | - Ranked 20 by NIRF under the Engineering category. - Ranked 41 by NIRF under the Overall category. - Ranked 21 by India Today under Engineering (Government) category. |
80+ courses across 5 streams | |
No. of departments | 20+ |
Highest placement package (2021) | INR 45 LPA |
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Eligibility Criteria:
- The candidate should have attained 17 years of age on the date of admission.
- The candidate seeking admission in the B.Tech. from NIT Rourkela should have done XII from a recognized board/institute/school with at least 75% aggregate in Physics, Maths, and Chemistry.
- The candidate should be in the top 20 Percentile of XII according to the merit in XII.
Admission Procedure:
- The admission in the B.Tech. provided by the NIT Rourkela is done on the basis of merit obtained in the JEE Main.
- The final merit is made on the basis of merit obtained in the XII(40%) and merit obtained in JEE Main(60%).
- The seat allotment is done through counseling done by JoSSA-CSAB.
Documents needed at the time of admission:
- JoSSA-CSAB seat allotment document
- Three recent Passport Size Photographs
- Class X Marksheet and Certificate
- Class XII Marksheet and Certificate
- Admit Card of JEE Main
- Score Card of JEE Main
- Migration Certificate
- Character Certificate
NIT Rourkela Cutoff 2025
The data for NIT Rourkela Cutoff 2024 GATE Cutoff is not here yet but the detailed NIT Rourkela Cutoff 2023 GATE Cutoff. All the needed details for the minimum marks that are required for higher chances of NIT Rourkela Admission to the college will be available only through the NIT Rourkela Cutoff 2023 or GATE Cutoff. All the candidates will be able to access the NIT Rourkela GATE Cutoff 2023 here.
| Courses | Opening | Closing |
| Atmosphere and Ocean Science | 524 | 394 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 432 | 350 |
| Biotechnology | 619 | 521 |
| Chemical Engineering | 426 | 350 |
| Software Engineering | 609 | 554 |
| Structural Engineering | 615 | 542 |
| Thermal Engineering | 719 | 535 |
NIT Rourkela Placements 2024
The below mentioned table places the NIT Rourkela Placement on the basis of the courses offered by the college. Read this to know more on NIT Rourkela Highest Package , NIT Rourkela Average Package, NIT Rourkela Median Package of the various courses.
Courses | Job Offers | CTC in LPA | |||
| Minimum | Maximum | Average | Median | |
616 | 2.40 | 43.00 | 9.17 | 6.90 | |
2 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | |
Integrated M.Sc. | 17 | 3.70 | 23.00 | 7.28 | 6.50 |
B.Tech./M.Tech Dual Degree | 76 | 3.70 | 45.00 | 11.27 | 7.75 |
MTech. | 181 | 3.00 | 45.00 | 8.85 | 6.80 |
7 | 5.00 | 7.20 | 5.36 | 5.10 | |
22 | 3.60 | 9.45 | 5.89 | 5.91 | |
PhD. | 3 | 7.80 | 9.70 | 9.07 | 9.70 |
M.Tech.(Res) | 1 | 8.50 | 8.50 | 8.50 | 8.50 |
Top Recruiters
3DPLM Software Solutions Limited
4AM design and Technology Lab
ABB Limited
ABIR
ACC Limited
Accenture
Ace Calderys
Adani group
Aditya Birla Group
Airtel
Airvana Networks India
Amazon
Amdocs
ArcelorMittal
AREVA
Armstrong Int Pvt Ltd
Ashok Leyland
Atkins
Atos Origin
Bajaj Auto
Balmer Lawrie & co. Ltd.
BEML India
Bhushan Steel Ltd.
BOC India Ltd
BRG
CAP Gemini
Cargill india Ltd
CA Technologies
CEAT
CESC Limited
Coal India Ltd.
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Consolidated Construction Consortium Limited (CCCL)
CSC India
Cummins India Pvt Ltd
EIL
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Essel Mining & Industries Ltd. (EMIL) Aditya Birla
Energy Infratech
Enzen
EPCOS
Ericsson India Pvt Ltd
essar group
eveready
Fiat India
Futures First
Ge Capital
GMR Group
goldman sachs
H & R Johnson
Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd
HCL Technologies
Headstrong India
Hero Motocorp
Hindalco
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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL)
Hindustan Petroleum
Hindustan Unilever Limited
HNG
HONDA
Huawei
IBM
idesign
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Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL)
infosys
IOT Infrastructure and Energy Services Ltd.
ISPAT
ITC
ITC INFOTECH
JINDAL POWER AND STEEL
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Jindal South West Steel ltd (JSW)
JSL
Kajaria Tiles
KEF Holdings Limited, Sharjah U.A.E
KENNAMETAL
KRIBHCO
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Lafarge (India)
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
Mahindra & Mahindra
maruti suzuki
microsoft
Midhani
Monnet Ispat and Energy Ltd
MU SIGMA
Muruguppa Group
NMDC
ntpc
ongc
Onmobile
oracle
Panasonic India
Paradeep Phosphates Ltd.
patni computers
Polaris
power grid corporation
Pradan
ProcessMAP
Professional Parcel Logistics
PUNJ LLOYD
QUEST
Rancore Technologies
Reliance
Rio Tinto
Saint Gobain Glass
samsung
SAP
Sapient
Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd
schlumberger
SHAPOORJI PALLONJI
Simplex Infrastructure ltd
SOMA
Somany Ceramic Ltd
SONY INDIA
Syntel
tata
Tata Project Limited
Tata Steel
TATA Technologies
Tayo Rolls Ltd.
TCE Consulting Engineers Limited
TCS
TDK
Tech Mahindra
TEGA Industries
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The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT)
THERMAX
Trimex
TRL
UNISYS
VEDANTA
Verizon
Visa Steel
Vizag steel
Webfluenze
Wipro
ZENSAR
Zeus Bio-tech Ltd
ZTE BANGALORE
General Motors
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Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)
Caterpillar
Coca Cola
essar group
General Electric
Key Highlights on Placements
Drawing from feedback provided by 1494 students
83.60 LPA
NIT Rourkela Ranking
Here are the detailed NIT Rourkela Rankings 2023 for different categories:
Category | NIRF Rankings |
Architecture category | 8 |
Engineering category | 16 |
Overall category | 37 |
The latest ranks for all 31 NITs in India are given in the table below, we can compare NIT Rourkela Ranking among other NITs along with NIRF score awarded to each on of them:
| Positions | NIT | State | NIRF Ranking – 2022 | NIRF Score – 2022 |
| 1 | NIT Trichy | Tamil Nadu | 8 | 69.17 |
| 2 | NIT Karnataka | Karnataka | 10 | 66.04 |
| 3 | NIT Rourkela | Odisha | 15 | 62.36 |
| 4 | NIT Warangal | Telangana | 21 | 60.00 |
| 5 | NIT Calicut | Kerala | 31 | 56.66 |
| 6 | NIT Nagpur | Maharashtra | 32 | 56.62 |
| 7 | NIT Durgapur | West Bengal | 34 | 55.76 |
| 8 | NIT Silchar | Assam | 38 | 54.63 |
| 9 | NIT Jaipur | Rajasthan | 46 | 51.69 |
| 10 | NIT Allahabad | Uttar Pradesh | 47 | 51.17 |
| 11 | NIT Kurukshetra | Haryana | 50 | 50.11 |
| 12 | NIT Jalandhar | Punjab | 52 | 49.45 |
| 13 | NIT Surat | Gujarat | 58 | 47.61 |
| 14 | NIT Meghalaya | Meghalaya | 60 | 46.67 |
| 15 | NIT Patna | Bihar | 63 | 46.24
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| 16 | NIT Raipur | Chhattisgarh | 65 | 45.71 |
| 17 | NIT Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | 66 | 45.52 |
| 18 | NIT Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 70 | 44.63 |
| 19 | NIT Agartala | Tripura | 80 | 41.92 |
| 20 | NIT Goa | Goa | 88 | 40.78 |
| 21 | NIT Jamshedpur | Jharkhand | 90 |
40.71 |
| 22 | NIT Manipur | Manipur | 108 | 39.32 |
| 23 | NIT Hamirpur | Himachal Pradesh | 128 | 37.91 |
| 24 | NIT Uttarakhand | Uttarakhand | 131 | 37.75 |
| 25 | NIT Puducherry | Pondicherry | 136 | 37.49 |
| 26 | NIT Arunachal Pradesh | Arunachal Pradesh | 171 | 35.49 |
| 27 | NIT Sikkim | Sikkim | 173 | 35.33 |
| 28 | NIT Delhi | Delhi | 194 | 33.96 |
| 29 | NIT Mizoram | Mizoram | – | - |
| 30 | NIT Nagaland | Nagaland | – | - |
| 31 | NIT Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh | – | - |
NIT Rourkela All Courses Rankings
| Publisher | Year | Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| nirf | 2025 | 34 / 100 |
| nirf | 2024 | 34 / 100 |
NIT Rourkela Research Rankings
| Publisher | Year | Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| nirf | 2025 | 30 / 50 |
NIT Rourkela B.Tech / B.E. Rankings
| Publisher | Year | Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| nirf | 2025 | 13 / 100 |
| nirf | 2024 | 19 / 100 |
| times | 2024 | 5 / 175 |
| nirf | 2023 | 16 / 100 |
| nirf | 2022 | 15 / 200 |
| nirf | 2021 | 20 / 300 |
| nirf | 2020 | 16 / 200 |
| nirf | 2018 | 15 / 200 |
NIT Rourkela B.Arch Rankings
| Publisher | Year | Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| nirf | 2025 | 7 / 40 |
| nirf | 2024 | 9 / 40 |
| nirf | 2023 | 8 / 100 |
NIT Rourkela M.Tech / M.E. Rankings
| Publisher | Year | Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| nirf | 2024 | 19 / 100 |
NIT Rourkela M.Arch Rankings
| Publisher | Year | Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| nirf | 2024 | 9 / 40 |
NIT Rourkela Awards
NIT Rourkela has been placed number one in all the NITs in India in the QS BRICS University Ranking 2018.
NIT Rourkela has been placed in the category 401-500 in the category "Engineering and Technology" by Times World.
Student's Rating for NIT Rourkela
Student's Reviews for NIT Rourkela
Anonymous User
MBA Student
Admission: For B.tech JEE MAINS is the entrance exam for admission. The admission procedure is carried out by JOSSA.
Anonymous User
MBA Student
Placement: For Core and Circuital branches, it is awesome. The average CTC for them is almost about 7 LPA. For the new branches like Biomedical, Biotechnology there are no core companies for them. They receive job offers mainly in IT sectors offering 3.3 to 3.5 LPA
Faculty: Prof. A. Thirugnanam He was my faculty advisor as well as my final year project guide. He was one of the most friendly professor I had ever met in NIT-R. He was always there to help and guide whenever I am facing any problem or in dilemma regarding my ca
Admission: State / National Entrance Exams
Club: Microsoft Campus Club because you get direct exposure to Microsoft which is one of largest tech giant in the world. You will get their products before actual release to get hands on. They organise very good events nationwide and at the college level. Some
Anonymous User
MBA Student
Placement: For Core and Circuital branches, it is awesome. The average CTC for them is almost about 7 LPA. For the new branches like Biomedical, Biotechnology there are no core companies for them. They receive job offers mainly in IT sectors offering 3.3 to 3.5 LPA
Faculty: Prof. A. Thirugnanam He was my faculty advisor as well as my final year project guide. He was one of the most friendly professor I had ever met in NIT-R. He was always there to help and guide whenever I am facing any problem or in dilemma regarding my ca
Admission: State / National Entrance Exams
Club: Microsoft Campus Club because you get direct exposure to Microsoft which is one of largest tech giant in the world. You will get their products before actual release to get hands on. They organise very good events nationwide and at the college level. Some
Anonymous User
MBA Student
Placement: Placement i nearly 100% here, students are placed as software engineer, data analyst etc. Average salary is around 3Lakh per annum.
Anonymous User
MBA Student
Placement: For Core and Circuital branches, it is awesome. The average CTC for them is almost about 7 LPA. For the new branches like Biomedical, Biotechnology there are no core companies for them. They receive job offers mainly in IT sectors offering 3.3 to 3.5 LPA
Faculty: Prof. A. Thirugnanam He was my faculty advisor as well as my final year project guide. He was one of the most friendly professor I had ever met in NIT-R. He was always there to help and guide whenever I am facing any problem or in dilemma regarding my ca
Admission: State / National Entrance Exams
Club: Microsoft Campus Club because you get direct exposure to Microsoft which is one of largest tech giant in the world. You will get their products before actual release to get hands on. They organise very good events nationwide and at the college level. Some
Frequently Asked Questions
How much percentile is required for CSE in NIT Rourkela?
NIT Rourkela Cut off stands at least at 98.5 percentile in jee mains.
What is NIT Rourkela famous for?
NIT Rourkela is said to be famous for CSE. NIT Rourkela is ranking at 16 for BTech under NIRF 2023. CSE students get the chance to be placed major companies such as SAP Labs, Shell, Deloitte, and others.
Who is eligible for NIT Rourkela?
For UG programs like B. Tech and B. Arch, all the candidates need to complete their Class 12th examination from a very recognized board with minimum average marks. In order to qualify for admission to NIT Rourkela, you must also appear in the entrance exa
Is NIT Rourkela better than IIT?
NIT Rourkela is for sure better than many IITs while NIRF has NIT Rourkela has ranked 19 and IIT Bhubaneswar has ranked 26.
What is the old name of NIT Rourkela?
NIT Rourkela was called Regional Engineering College (REC) Rourkela. The Chief Minister of Odisha aka Biju Patnaik did provide the land for it.
Is NIT Warangal better than NIT Rourkela?
NIT Rourkela B. Tech. in Civil Engineering course is very successful while the same course of NIT Warangal is rated good as well.
Does Google come to NIT Rourkela?
Yes Google comes to NIT Rourkela for placement process.
Can I take direct admission in NIT Rourkela?
All the students applying to NIT Rourkela need to appear for the rounds of CCMT counselling process. While all the candidates selected will be required to submit their documents for the process of verification and submit the course fee as per the NIT Rour
Who is eligible for NIT Rourkela?
For UG programs such as B. Tech and B. Arch, all the candidates need to have completed their Class 12th examination from a recognized board with minimum aggregate marks as per the rules of NIT Rourkela.
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